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Immortal Sins #1
Immortal Sins
Olen Clark is a nighttime security guard at the Houston Museum of Natural History, tormented by a dark past and painfully alone. His beauty and secrets attract the notice of an ancient vampire, Lysander of Sparta–known to Olen as Ander, who enters Olen’s world under a shroud of mystery and captures the spiritually wounded Olen’s imagination. Starry-eyed, with visions of pop culture vampire love filling his head, Olen takes the ultimate risk for love only to discover unlife is nothing like he imagined. Rather than becoming Ander’s lover, he’s reborn into a cruel vampiric family with sibling rivalry and dangerous lusts beyond his worst fears. With his love for Ander unchanged but his maker keeping him at arm’s length, can Olen make peace with his new brothers and sisters and discover a way to win back the master vampire who still holds his heart? And how far is Olen willing to go to make Ander his and his alone? extreme gore, violence, assault, pseudo incest (no one's actually related except in a vampire way) Republished from original.
- GenresM M RomanceParanormal
214 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 27, 2015
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Clancy Nacht
57 books149 followersClancy Nacht is a bisexual genderqueer person who lives in Austin with a husband, and three feral rescue cats. Clancy has published several ARe bestselling contemporary romantic thriller m/m and m/f stories. Three of her books have been honored with Rainbow Awards; Le Jazz Hot won for #1 Best Bisexual/Transgender Romance & Erotic Romance. In 2013, Black Gold: Double Black was a runner up for a Rainbow Award and in 2015, Gemini won an Honorable Mention for Gay Erotic Romance at the Rainbow Awards. Her books have been nominated for several Goodreads M/M Readers Choice Awards.
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September 15, 2015
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Based on the blurb I thought this might be a good vampire story. Sadly I just couldn’t get into the Spartan vampire family drama thing this book had going on. I despised one of the MCs. Didn’t really love the other one either. It’s a pretty sappy insta love kind of romance. The kind where the guys profess their love and devotion quickly. With vampires.
Within 2 weeks of meeting the handsome stranger, Ander, Olen decides to abandon his life and join his new vampire lover forever. So he’s turned with barely a discussion on what to expect beyond being turned. Olen only really knows he has to find his way back to Ander from the dark. When Olen awakes he’s welcomed to a situation he hadn’t expected. Ander has a bunch of vampire children living with him and Olen is to be one of many. Olen doesn’t like it. He wants Ander all to himself. Doesn’t want to feed off anyone else. Feeding from your making more than once isn’t done so he nearly starves himself to death in protest. When another vampire acts like a brat and taunts Olen he lashes out. Of course he’s a super powerful baby vamp for some reason that wasn’t ever explained to my satisfaction. He knows his jealousy is creating issues for Ander but he just can’t help himself. Olen wants Ander all to himself.
Olen is a twit. He started out as a shy former abuse victim that vows to never be treated badly again. So of course he gives up his life to join a stranger. Ooookay. Olen’s behavior is so selfish and childlike but with a very violent tone. He was incredibly unlikeable IMO but Ander thought he was the one he’d been waiting for for over 2000 years. He’s one of those characters we’re told is amazing that I found to be anything but. And Ander is supposedly this very old and powerful vamp who will soon be in charge of his entire lineage but he’s kind of a wimp and lets everyone do what they want. Which means he doesn’t keep his vampire children in check. There were also some pretty icky sex scenes with a minotaur that I couldn’t read. Besides the sex I didn’t get that entire time out world thing. Not at all.
Sadly the book was overwrought with drama. I had issues with it pretty quickly but felt I had to finish to give it a chance at a better rating. I might have to stay away from this sort of gothic-esque romance stuff because it was really tough for me to read. The world building was super sketchy too. There were rules but no rules. I love vampire stories but this one was a miss for me.
Based on the blurb I thought this might be a good vampire story. Sadly I just couldn’t get into the Spartan vampire family drama thing this book had going on. I despised one of the MCs. Didn’t really love the other one either. It’s a pretty sappy insta love kind of romance. The kind where the guys profess their love and devotion quickly. With vampires.
Within 2 weeks of meeting the handsome stranger, Ander, Olen decides to abandon his life and join his new vampire lover forever. So he’s turned with barely a discussion on what to expect beyond being turned. Olen only really knows he has to find his way back to Ander from the dark. When Olen awakes he’s welcomed to a situation he hadn’t expected. Ander has a bunch of vampire children living with him and Olen is to be one of many. Olen doesn’t like it. He wants Ander all to himself. Doesn’t want to feed off anyone else. Feeding from your making more than once isn’t done so he nearly starves himself to death in protest. When another vampire acts like a brat and taunts Olen he lashes out. Of course he’s a super powerful baby vamp for some reason that wasn’t ever explained to my satisfaction. He knows his jealousy is creating issues for Ander but he just can’t help himself. Olen wants Ander all to himself.
Olen is a twit. He started out as a shy former abuse victim that vows to never be treated badly again. So of course he gives up his life to join a stranger. Ooookay. Olen’s behavior is so selfish and childlike but with a very violent tone. He was incredibly unlikeable IMO but Ander thought he was the one he’d been waiting for for over 2000 years. He’s one of those characters we’re told is amazing that I found to be anything but. And Ander is supposedly this very old and powerful vamp who will soon be in charge of his entire lineage but he’s kind of a wimp and lets everyone do what they want. Which means he doesn’t keep his vampire children in check. There were also some pretty icky sex scenes with a minotaur that I couldn’t read. Besides the sex I didn’t get that entire time out world thing. Not at all.
Sadly the book was overwrought with drama. I had issues with it pretty quickly but felt I had to finish to give it a chance at a better rating. I might have to stay away from this sort of gothic-esque romance stuff because it was really tough for me to read. The world building was super sketchy too. There were rules but no rules. I love vampire stories but this one was a miss for me.
May 10, 2018
2.5/5
Interesting beginning, but it go down him after this conversion. The whole family drama felt trivia.
Interesting beginning, but it go down him after this conversion. The whole family drama felt trivia.
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December 1, 2024Rok
January 28, 2016
Genre: M/M Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel
Series: Immortal Sins #1
OWEN CLARK works as a security guard at the Houston Museum of Natural History. After a brutal breakup, he’s living low key, but it’s safe to say that his new life is a bit boring.
Well, never fear, Owen, because you’re about to be stalked by a centuries old vampire (from Sparta), who has some pretty kinky plans for you… which you manage to make kinkier… because you’re just that kind of special. You two were made for each other.
All joking aside, I loved this novel. This is, and it isn’t, your standard vampire fare. Yes, there’s a super old vampire in the story, lusting after a twinky mortal. And yes, the twinky mortal abandons his old life, becomes a vampire, and is thrust into vampire politics (which are cray cray), and almost dies a bazillion times from his new siblings trying to kill him. But Owen isn’t all that he seems from first glance. This “boring” security guard has a pretty dark past. Like… crazy dark. (I’m pretty sure in a continuation of the series, we’ll get more detail on Owen’s evil deeds, but let’s just say Owen’s not too keen on the Ten Commandments.)
In another way this isn’t your standard vampire novel, is there’s incredible writing (haha #notsorry). The prose of this piece is incredibly rich with detail, and it helps bring the characters and setting to life. Speaking of characters, it becomes pretty clear that our old fogey vampire, Ander, is in way over his head with Owen. But that’s what makes it so much fun.
I call Ander an old fogey, but really I think he’s just tired. He’s old. His progeny are cray cray. And no one remembers the good old days–y’know–the days where you bottled up all your feelings, and then ate people’s hearts right out of their chests. *sigh* Man, Ander misses those days. But even though Owen severely damages Ander’s calm, he’s definitely good for him. The way the two compliment each other provides an amazing chemistry, and develops both of their characters. I’d love to go into more detail, but just read it already (I know, some reviewer I am, right?).
Length: Novel
Series: Immortal Sins #1
OWEN CLARK works as a security guard at the Houston Museum of Natural History. After a brutal breakup, he’s living low key, but it’s safe to say that his new life is a bit boring.
Well, never fear, Owen, because you’re about to be stalked by a centuries old vampire (from Sparta), who has some pretty kinky plans for you… which you manage to make kinkier… because you’re just that kind of special. You two were made for each other.
All joking aside, I loved this novel. This is, and it isn’t, your standard vampire fare. Yes, there’s a super old vampire in the story, lusting after a twinky mortal. And yes, the twinky mortal abandons his old life, becomes a vampire, and is thrust into vampire politics (which are cray cray), and almost dies a bazillion times from his new siblings trying to kill him. But Owen isn’t all that he seems from first glance. This “boring” security guard has a pretty dark past. Like… crazy dark. (I’m pretty sure in a continuation of the series, we’ll get more detail on Owen’s evil deeds, but let’s just say Owen’s not too keen on the Ten Commandments.)
In another way this isn’t your standard vampire novel, is there’s incredible writing (haha #notsorry). The prose of this piece is incredibly rich with detail, and it helps bring the characters and setting to life. Speaking of characters, it becomes pretty clear that our old fogey vampire, Ander, is in way over his head with Owen. But that’s what makes it so much fun.
I call Ander an old fogey, but really I think he’s just tired. He’s old. His progeny are cray cray. And no one remembers the good old days–y’know–the days where you bottled up all your feelings, and then ate people’s hearts right out of their chests. *sigh* Man, Ander misses those days. But even though Owen severely damages Ander’s calm, he’s definitely good for him. The way the two compliment each other provides an amazing chemistry, and develops both of their characters. I’d love to go into more detail, but just read it already (I know, some reviewer I am, right?).
September 12, 2015
What an interesting twist to vampires and ancient Greek tales of Sparta warriors.
Olen is just trying to make it through life after a tragic incident, while doing his rounds he unbeknownst to him he managed to awaken a Spartan warrior while admiring the exhibit. Ander, has been watching Olen for a while, hoping that he would open himself up to he and finally he does.
These two are perfect for each other, the way, Olen sculpts Ander without even realizing it. The way Ander treats Olen, knowing he needs time to adjust.
The secondary cast, adds just the right amount of intrigue to make you want to know whats going to happen next. The twist that Ander doesn’t tell Olen everything. The subplot at the end, all make for a page turning story from beginning to end.
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review by Crystal Many reviews
Olen is just trying to make it through life after a tragic incident, while doing his rounds he unbeknownst to him he managed to awaken a Spartan warrior while admiring the exhibit. Ander, has been watching Olen for a while, hoping that he would open himself up to he and finally he does.
These two are perfect for each other, the way, Olen sculpts Ander without even realizing it. The way Ander treats Olen, knowing he needs time to adjust.
The secondary cast, adds just the right amount of intrigue to make you want to know whats going to happen next. The twist that Ander doesn’t tell Olen everything. The subplot at the end, all make for a page turning story from beginning to end.
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review by Crystal Many reviews
September 24, 2015
Immortal Sin is an interesting, if complicated read. It is difficult for the reader to understand the immense world in which Ander and Olen reside. I found the writing interesting but often got bogged down in the imagery. The romance is beautiful and the sex is sizzling which makes the story worth the read.
Delane
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Delane
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
Official Review @ Coffee Time Romance & More
August 3, 2015
An overwrought Gothic romance, which is fine if you like that sort of thing, but I find it hard to take numerous lines such as "[t]hat golden cord between them acted as lifeline, a rope in the darkness that Olen followed hand over hand through that nebulous otherspace" seriously.
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